If your 91 van has the built-in side table, the older rear seat won't
fit. On models with the table, the driver's side wall panel bulges out
so the table can recess into it. Then they made the passenger side panel
bulge out too, to match for aesthetics. With these hard plastic molded
side panels installed a narrower bench seat was required. If your 91
never had the side table,  normal side panels and normal width bench
were used and the older one should also fit. The holes for mounting the
older seat will be there in the body but your panels might not have
holes for all of them.

Mark

William B wrote:

> I'm trying to do research on if i can install an older 3rd row seat
> into my
> 91 syncro.
> I'd like to switch over to the old tan seats, and use the 3rd row seat
> with
> the arm rests.
> I've heard that the later year vanagons have a narrower seat due to
> molded
> side panels.
>
> I know this makes it difficult for some newer seats to fit into older
> vanagons (you need to make the
> posts longer).  I'm guessing the opposite is true, but I'd like to double
> check.
>
> So my question is, which year 3rd row seats can be transplanted
>
> is it another one of those <>86 issues?
>
>